The only teams with a win so far in Group J will meet to determine who will top the group

The only teams with a win so far in Group J will meet to determine who will top the group in the months leading up to the next rounds. Both North Macedonia and Wales have not lost in seven consecutive matches each. Which side will continue its streak?

North Macedonia did not concede a single defeat during the Nations League group stage and deservedly progressed to League B. The new mission for Blagoja Milevski and his team is to reach a historic first World Cup qualification. However, the questions start with the fact that all of their opponents over the last year have been teams outside the Top 100 in the world rankings.

The win over Liechtenstein was fully expected, but now they face #29-ranked Wales, who are in no worse shape than them. The Dragons also made it out of the UNL without conceding a single loss, which led to a promotion to League A. So it will be interesting to see how prepared North Macedonia will be for a match at such a higher level.

North Macedonia and Wales have only met twice in official fixtures, 12 years ago when they were in the same World Cup qualifying group again.

Back then, they finished together at the bottom of the standings in 5th and 6th place, exchanging home wins in the H2Hs. Both national teams have undergone some serious development over the last decade, ensuring the upcoming clashes will be much more interesting.

Northern Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Dimoski, Zajkov, Musliu, Alioski, Bardhi, Alimi, Churlinov, Elmas, Trajkovski, Miovski.

Wales: Dimitrievski, Dimoski, Zajkov, Musliu, Alioski, Bardhi, Alimi, Churlinov, Elmas, Trajkovski, Miovski.